In her book “Creating Character Arcs”, she defines the character’s Normal World as the environments surrounding the protagonist which keeps on feeding the Lie he believes that governs his life around. To understand Theo, first, we need to understand his world or his Normal World, as author K.M. Prefer to watch this instead of reading it? Say no more and watch below: Something that Cuarón is always thoughtful of. Storywise, he delivered organic exposition with setups and satisfying payoffs, he organically laid out the rules of the world and greatly handled pacing and emotion shifts.īut there’s one thing that made Children of Men stand out even more from other dystopian films.
Emanuel Lubezki teamed up again with Cuarón to deliver some impeccable scenes that match both of their styles with careful use of natural lighting, a constantly moving camera and inventive wides and viewpoints for an immersive experience. It is no surprise to say that this is a beautifully shot film. James and her novel of the same name, both of which have very different plots (she is actually proud of Cuarón’s work).Ĭuarón did many things right while filming Children of Men. Can you imagine what 18 long years of no new births can do to our society? Well, Cuaron did, inspiring his story on the premise created by P.D. One of his greatest and most complete films is that of Children of Men, a dystopian piece were children are no longer being born. He has ranged from various genres and is no shy from experimenting.
This article contains spoilers for Alfono Cuaron’s Children of Men.Īlfonso Cuarón has become one of the most prestigious filmmakers of the new millennium.